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I am currently based just outside Oswestry England working at a glamping site as the groundsman and animal keeper. I love bike riding working outdoors and reading.
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Hello I am a 28yr old male from Wolverhampton England currently living and working in Oswestry England.
I currently work on a glamping site just outside of Oswestry as the groundsman and animal keeper. We have a 5acre site with one horse, two donkey's, two kunekune pigs, four cats and two dogs. I love working outside come rain or shine and i am always kept busy as if it's not the animals it's the weeds or the fruit and vegetables.
Growing up i was a member of a scout group in Wolverhampton and i absolutely loved it. While i was a member of the scouts and after when i became the assistant leader, i learnt a lot of skills including camping, making a fire, map reading, tracking and also some manual work including clearing areas of woodland, overgrowth and chopping and stacking wood.
In my free time i am quite a keen cyclist but not the speed or mountain bike kind. I don't drive so my main mode of transport is my push bike, but i also like doing 50+mile rides for fun and i try to do a bike tour every year. In 2019 i cycled 685miles around the border and coast of Wales and in 2020 i cycled the north coast 500 in Northern Scotland.
I also love a quiet or sometimes not so quiet night in with friends and family. Nothing can beat a good game of cards or a board game and i would gladly teach you or your children some new games, i have plenty.Interests
NatureCampingAdventure sportsFitnessCyclingOutdoor activitiesFarmingGardeningAnimalsPerforming artsBooksPlant careLanguages spoken
English: Fluent
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Some knowledge of:
Hospitality/Tourism
Teaching
Able to teach about:
Gardening
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Animal Care
More details about your skills
I have a Level 3 Childcare Qualification and 5yrs experience working with children. Four years in a primary school setting and one year at a remote outdoor activity centre on the Isle of Mull in Scotland working with disadvantaged children aged from 10-16yrs
I also have a NVQ level 3 in Animal management and a wood badge certificate in the scout movement.
I have a lot of practical skills such as:
Ground maintenance
Clearing large areas of land
Clearing out animal enclosures and paddocks
Grooming animals
Feeding and watering animals
Planting and watering flowers
Growing and maintaining fruits and vegetables
Grass cutting
Hedge trimming
Strimming
I also have experience and skills working with animals in a veterinary setting as i did voluntary work in a veterinary clinic for over a year.Age
29
What else ...
I enjoy being outdoors in the garden but i am also just as happy indoors cleaning out cluttered areas such as garages or barns or even car washing as I've done before on past workaway's.
I am also more than happy to just spend time with children helping them to learn English and being good company for them.
I would love to learn new skills while i am volunteering, mainly in the garden but any skills are valuable. If their is anything you would like to show me or ways you think i can improve please let me know i will always listen. Hope to speak to you soon.Some more information
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
NoSpecial dietary requirements
No
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They have a very big garden with a lot of trèes and shrubbery which they needed cutting back and weeding to get it ready for the winter. It was a lot of work but i enjoyed it loads as i love being out in the garden and amongst nature. The work was fun and Kerry/Nathalie… read more
I was mainly gardening which included tasks like strimming, weeding and planting native plants. I also did some other work which included cleaning out a car and playing with the children.
Yvonne and Nathan were great host's to say they are relatively new to… read more
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They have a very big garden with a lot of trèes and shrubbery which they needed cutting back and weeding to get it ready for the winter. It was a lot of work but i enjoyed it loads as i love being out in the garden and amongst nature. The work was fun and Kerry/Nathalie… read more
I was mainly gardening which included tasks like strimming, weeding and planting native plants. I also did some other work which included cleaning out a car and playing with the children.
Yvonne and Nathan were great host's to say they are relatively new to… read more
The work was varied but i was always out in the garden,I did a lot of weeding, some leaf washing, cutting small bushes back and clearing the driveway. The hours are very flexible and… read more
Aaron… read more
Even if he wasn't expert of some of the jobs he was always willing to do his best and learn fast.
A goodwill guy.
We enjoyed his company all along the 10 days he spent with us.
Always welcome in our house.
Thank you Aaron.
Thanks for staying with us and giving us your time. We enjoyed having you and as you know you may always call us if you need a place to crash.
You did everything we asked of you and even when you didn't like IKEA you still did it. Thanks again and we hope to see you another time.
We hope that you will have a nice summer experience in… read more
Aaron is fantastic, cheerful, friendly, a very nice and attentive guy and we have learned English in a very funny way.
A lovely boy.
Many thanks… read more
I thoroughly enjoyed my time with this family, they enjoy… read more
He was patient and kind with my grandparents and would always… read more
I expected to build gates and I hope your happy… read more